Ionic liquids: Efficient solvent and medium for the transformation of renewable lignocellulose

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1500-1508

  Long, Jin Xing ^a   Li, Xue Hui ^a   Wang, Le Fu ^a   Zhang, Ning ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Dissolution; Ionic liquids; Lignocellulose

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINING; CARBON RICH; CARBON-ENRICHED; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; COVALENT STRUCTURES; ENERGY CRISIS; IONIC LIQUID SOLVENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIGNIN; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REFINING;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84866146195     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4633-7     Document Type: Review

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